Long Branch shooting: Funeral plans set for the four victims

Mary Ann Schulz is shown in a photo that was displayed during a candlelight vigil held at Franklin Lake Park in West Long Branch Tuesday evening, January 2, 2017. She was killed along with three members of the Kologi family in a New Year’s Eve shooting in Long Branch.(Photo: Thomas P. Costello)Buy Photo

Editor's note: This story was updated to include new obituary information and funeral arrangement location for the Kologi family.

Funeral arrangements have been set for four people brutally killed in a New Year's Eve mass shooting in Long Branch.

Linda and Steven Kologi, their 18-year-old daughter Brittany Kologi, and Mary Ann Schulz, the 70-year-old partner of Steven Kologi's father Adrian Kologi, were shot to death in the Kologi's home before midnight on New Year's Eve. Linda and Steven Kologi's 16-year-old son Scott has been charged with the murders.

Visitation for the three Kologis will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Woolley-Boglioli Funeral Home, 10 Morrell St., Long Branch. A Christian Mass will be held from 11 a.m. to noon Monday at St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church, 800 Ocean Ave., Long Branch.

Visitation for Schulz, a Long Branch resident and a graduate of Red Bank Catholic, will be held from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at Woolley-Boglioli Funeral Home. A Christian Mass will be held from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday at St. Jerome Roman Catholic Church, 254 Wall St., West Long Branch. A burial will follow at Mount Carmel Cemetery on Wall Street.

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The Kologi family is shown in a photo that was displayed during a candlelight vigil held at Franklin Lake Park in West Long Branch Tuesday evening, January 2, 2017.(Photo: Thomas P. Costello)

According to her obituary, Schulz was a retired human resource specialist with T&M Engineering who enjoyed theater and acting. She also was passionate about genealogy and served on the executive board for the Monmouth County Genealogy Society, according to her obituary.

Steven Kologi, 42, was described as a man who "would do anything for his kids," family friend Ronnie Pacheco told the Press earlier this week. Steven, his father Adrian, Brittany and son Steven Kologi Jr., were all graduates of Long Branch High School.

Steven Kologi was a truck driver for Clayton Concrete in Lakewood and a sports enthusiast who enjoyed bodybuilding, softball, skiing and pool, according to his obituary.

"Family was most important to Steve," his obituary said. "He was very charismatic and was liked by everyone he met."

His daughter Brittany graduated high school in 2017 and went on to attend Stockton University, where she intended to major in health sciences, according to a statement on the school's Facebook page from University President Harvey Kesselman.

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A candlelight vigil was held at Franklin Lake Park in West Long Branch Tuesday evening, January 2, 2017, remembering three members of the Kologi family and Mary Schulz who were killed in a New Year’s Eve shooting in Long Branch.(Photo: Thomas P. Costello)

Brittany loved art, her pets and was close with family and friends, particularly her grandfather Adrian, according to her obituary.

Friends described her mother Linda, 44, as a devoted mother to Brittany and Scott, as well as her two other sons Jonathon Ruiz and Steven Kologi. An unverified Twitter account, @lindakologi, described Linda's life as one dotted with family loss and deep sadness.

Scott Kologi has remained in custody since the shooting and faces a weapons charge in addition to four counts of murder for the deaths of his parents, sister and Schulz.

Scott's grandfather, his brother and a family friend escaped the shooting rampage unharmed, according to authorities.

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A body is removed from the Wall Street home in Long Branch, NJ, Monday morning, January 1, 2018, where three family members and a friend were allegedly killed by a 16-year-old boy on New Year’s Eve. Thomas P. Costello

Wall Street home in Long Branch, NJ, is quiet Monday morning, January 1, 2018, as the investigation into the murder of 4 people allegedly killed by a 16-year-old boy on New Year’s Eve continues. The murder happened in the brick home at left. Thomas P. Costello

An investigator is shown outside the Wall Street home in Long Branch, NJ, Monday morning, January 1, 2018, where 3 family members and a friend were allegedly killed by a 16-year-old boy on New Year’s Eve. Thomas P. Costello

An investigator is shown outside the Wall Street home in Long Branch, NJ, Monday morning, January 1, 2018, where 3 family members and a friend were allegedly killed by a 16-year-old boy on New Year’s Eve. Thomas P. Costello

James Roskowinski heard that shots mixed with fireworks late on New Year’s Eve along Wall Street in Long Branch, NJ. He witnessed the police response to the home where four people were allegedly killed by a 16-year-old boy. Thomas P. Costello

Ronnie Pacheco describes how his long-time friend Steven Kologi would do anything for his family, including working extra jobs and attending sports activities. Kologi, his wife and a friend were killed by his son on New Year's Eve in Long Branch, NJ Thomas P. Costello

Investigators are shown outside the Wall Street home in Long Branch, NJ, Monday morning, January 1, 2018, where 3 family members and a friend were allegedly killed by a 16-year-old boy on New Year’s Eve. Thomas P. Costello

Investigators are shown outside the Wall Street home in Long Branch, NJ, Monday morning, January 1, 2018, where 3 family members and a friend were allegedly killed by a 16-year-old boy on New Year’s Eve. Thomas P. Costello

Carmen Guadious, West Long Branch, recalls meeting members of the family that were murdered along Wall Street in Long Branch, NJ. His son lives next door to the home where 3 family members and a friend were allegedly killed by a 16-year-old boy. Thomas P. Costello

A facebook image showing the Kologi family was being passed around by media outside the Wall Street home in Long Branch, NJ, Monday morning, January 1, 2018, where 3 family members of that family and a friend were allegedly killed by a 16-year-old boy on New Year’s Eve. Thomas P. Costello

A Long Branch police car blocks Wall Street Monday morning, January 1, 2018, near the home where 3 family members and a friend were allegedly killed by a 16-year-old boy on New Year’s Eve. Thomas P. Costello

An evidence box is removed from the Wall Street home in Long Branch, NJ, Monday morning, January 1, 2018, where three members of a family and a friend were allegedly killed by a 16-year-old boy on New Year’s Eve. Thomas P. Costello

Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni speaks during a Monday morning, January 1, 2018, press conference about the murder of 4 family members killed by a 16-year-old boy on New Year’s Eve. Thomas P. Costello

Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni speaks during a Monday morning, January 1, 2018, press conference about the murder of 4 family members killed by a 16-year-old boy on New Year’s Eve. Thomas P. Costello